Portable shoe rack for factories



W. D. MOORE PORTABLE SHOE RACK FOR FACTORIES Filed Dec. 4. 1929 Dec. y22, 1931.

@513, bia @time/l gli 5mm/nto@ Patented Dec. 22, 1931 UNITE sTA'rs PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM D. MOORE, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, AssIeNoR To TImsnLBY SHOE COMPANY, oF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, A CORPORATION or oIIIo PORTABLE SHOE RACK FOR'FACTORIES .Application led December 4, 1929. Serial- No. 411,405.

This invention relates to improvements in portable shoe racks used to convey shoes through a factory while in the process of makmg. i

Objects Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are: To reduce the number of racks employed in the operation of shoe manufacturing; to reduce the number of operations heretofore employed in the manufacture of shoes incident tothe employment of racks for special purposes; and generally to facilitate the operation of manufacturing shoes in factories of large output.

A further object of the invention is to provide. an improved portable shoe rack so arranged that the manufacture of shoes will be facilitated and speeded up, thereby saving time and expense.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

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Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondlng parts.

Description In carrying out my invention, I provide a rack having a base 1, side members 2, and mounted upon castors 3. A plurality of trays 4 are arranged in spaced vertical relation between the side members 2. A toe rest rail 5 is arranged longitudinally at a side of each tray 4, and is covered with a felt strip 6.

A peg rail 7 is arranged longitudinally at the side opposite the toe rest rail on'each tray 4 and is provided with a plurality of spaced pegs 8 which are adapted to be received within the openings in the lasts-to retain the shoe and last in position while being worked upon. A plurality of clamp slots 9 are also formed in the peg rail 7, adjacent the pegs 8, and are adaptedv to receive clamps which engage the bottoms of the heels being glued to the uppers, and the tops of the lasts. Arranged at the ends of each tray, are the guide rods 10 which slidably support the spring locks 11, which in turn support the ends of the shank rest rails 12, which are covered with felt and have small felt blocks 13 arranged in spaced relation along their upper surfaces. These blocks 13 serve as bumpers for the toes of the shoes to rest between, thereby preventing the shoes from swin ing while on the pegs, and from being bruise by contacting with other shoes. As seen best in Figure 2 of the drawings, the rack herein disclosed is arranged' to receive and hold the lasts and shoes under construction in diiferent stages of the manufacture. Thus it will be seen that in the lower rack in the said Figure 2, lasts are disposed more or less freely, and that the rail 12, and thel parts connected therewith, have been shifted on the guide rods 10 to Vremove them 1from position to obstruct the hold of the said asts.

The lasts are taken from the lowermost tray in the course of operation and after being provided with the wearing sole on the shoeor after being what is known in thetrade as la stedL-they are moved on to the position in a factory where the heel of the vshoe is applied. Ordinarily, this is done by means of a clamp of usual construction, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, which presses the heel of the shoe into position against the shoe structure, including the insole of the shore. In this position the heel is adhered to the shoe, an-d the shoe is placed in the rack, with the back web of the clamp in the slots 9- and the shank portion of the shoe o-n the rail 12 between the blocks 13. Y

After the second step, which the foregoing constitutes in the manufacture of shoes, 'the rack is moved to the next position where the `sole and the heel are finished, the clamp 100 .side movement of the shoes in the racks or of the toes of the shoes when thus resting.

Y Fr'om'this position, the shoes (having been completed) are disposed, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings by dotted lines, in thev final position for delivery to the packer. The shank portion of the shoe rests upon the shank rail 12 and between the felt blocks 13.

It will be seen that during the various movements above indicated, and to accommodatethe work performed, the rail 12 may be adjusted Vback and forth on the rods -10-, the spring locks -11- being pressed to per mit the employment of the said rail in the manner indicated.

4It will be apparent that the shoes as they are being made, may be placed on the trays in the various desired arrangement, and when the trays are filled, the rack may readily be moved to another place in the factory where other operations will take place.

From the foregoing description, it. will be understood that many vminor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the inven- Y tion.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire Ato secure byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. A portable shoe rack comprising a frame, a plurality of superimposed trays on said frame, toe rails along corresponding edges of each of said trays, peg rails at the opposite edges of each of said trays, and shank rest rails adjustablymounted on each of said ed between the same,^bearing rails for sup- 1` porting. said shank rail adjustably between said toe and peg rails, and spring locks Vfor 1^.' holdingr said shank rest rails in the desired adjusted positions on said bearing rails.

4. A. portable shoe rack comprisinga frame, a pluralityV of superimposed trays'on said frame, toe rails along corresponding edges of said trays, peg rails at the opposite edges of liustably mounted between the same, cushioning strips on said peg rails and said shank rest rails, and spaced cushioning blocks on said shank rest rails.

6. A. portable shoe rack comprisinga frame, a plurality of superimposed trays fiXedly mounted on said frame, said trays having eachk a toe rail on one side and a peg rail at the opposite side, a shank rail extending lengthwise of each of said trays adjustably mounted for movement crossfwise of said trays.

W'ILLIAM D. MOORE.

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